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Partying on down in the street

STREETPERFORMANCEGALLERY

Mon 15 Apr 2013

Stop this! Too silly! Hundreds of people in variously coloured ponchos throw water balloons and multi-coloured powder about on the streets of Dublin for the launch of The Ministry of Silly Ideas, which forms part of the Laya Healthcare Street Performance World Championships taking place in Dublin and Cork in July. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times

The eruption of silliness continues at the launch of the Laya Healthcare Street Performance World Championships. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times

I am your dear leader...The head of the ministry of silly salutes waits for everybody to catch on. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times

Seriously, I hate crowds too. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times

Facing the onslaught: in the midst of a hurricane. Jack Wise, Minister of Silly Ideas and former Street Performance World Championships winner, being pelted with water balloons. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times

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Aim a bit lower...no, a bit higher...gotcha! Jack Wise, Minister of Silly Ideas and former Street Performance World Championships winner, gets it with a host of water balloons. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times

Jack finally Wises up, realising goggles are the only way to go in this predicament. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times

This is a purely gratuitous inclusion of yet another shot of Jack Wise, Minister of Silly Ideas, to give you an idea of how excruciating this idea probably really is. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times

It looks like great fun. Is it great fun? Hell yeah! Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times

Dominic Moffat, Martin Moloney, Diego Garaialde and Jack McIlraith just a bit worn out after the street performance mania in Dublin. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times